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Pouting vs Sulky - What's the difference?

pouting | sulky |

As nouns the difference between pouting and sulky

is that pouting is an expression or motion that pouts; a pout or pouting can be a fish in the cod family (gadidae''), ''trisopterus luscus while sulky is a low two-wheeled cart, used in harness racing.

As a verb pouting

is .

As an adjective sulky is

silent and withdrawn after being upset.

pouting

English

Etymology 1

See pout.

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An expression or motion that pouts; a pout.
  • * Oliver Sacks, Awakenings
    • The muscles about the mouth exhibited puckering movements and occasional pursings and poutings of the lips.

    Etymology 2

    See

    Noun

  • A fish in the cod family (Gadidae''), ''Trisopterus luscus
    • Synonyms
    * (Trisopterus luscus) bib, bleg (Northeast England), pout whiting, pout
    See also
    * (Trisopterus luscus)

    sulky

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • silent and withdrawn after being upset
    • the sulky child
  • * 1865 , (Lewis Carroll), (w, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland)
    • The first question of course was, how to get dry again: they had a consultation about this, and after a few minutes it seemed quite natural to Alice to find herself talking familiarly with them, as if she had known them all her life. Indeed, she had quite a long argument with the Lory, who at last turned sulky , and would only say, “I’m older than you, and must know better.” And this Alice would not allow, without knowing how old it was, and, as the Lory positively refused to tell its age, there was no more to be said.

    Synonyms

    * sullen, morose

    Noun

    (sulkies)
  • A low two-wheeled cart, used in harness racing.
  • Any carriage seating only the driver.